Car-roof.



S. BIDLE & A. COSTELLO.

GAB. ROOF.

APPLICATION TILED AUG. 23, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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land, in the UNITED STAQES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. BIDLE AND JOSEPH'A. COSTELLO, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO AS SIG N ORSTO CLEVELAND CAR SPECIALTY COMPANY,

OF WEST VIRGINIA.

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION CAR-ROOF.

To alt whom it may concern Be itknown that we, \Vnmrnr S. Biotin andJosnrn A. Cosrnnno, citizens of the United States of America. residingat (levecounty of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Car-Roofs; and we do hereby declare the followingto he a full,

1 7 clear, and exact description of the invention, 10 such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it same. Our invention relatesto improvements in car-roofs, and pertains more especially to pertainsto make and use the 16 'an improved car-roof construction for a rail-"way-car to be freight.

One object of this invention is not only to employ a cal-line whichcomprises a trough used in the shipment of 20 extending transversely ofthe (talo'oo't' and employed in supporting two metal rootingsheets andto have said rooting-sheets ex tend from over said carline laterally ofsaid carline in opposite directions and councr'tcd together by a-c'ap.but to have adjacent portions of said roofing-sheets so conttured incross-section and relatively arranged as to permit expansion andcontraction of said roofing-sheets longitudinally of the carroof.

Another object is to form such joints het'ween saidcap and upwardlyprojecting spaced lower porticns of side members of said roofing-sheetsand such a joint between said roofing-sheets that passage of water to,the space between said lower portions of said side members from betweenthe bottom of the cap and the roofing-sheets is adequately obstructed.

Another object is to have said side members of the roofing-sheets socontoured in cross-section that the roofing-sheets can be pressed withfacility into the shape required to form said side members.

Anotherobject is to avoid flooding of the trough of -'said;carline andthereby prevent the passage of water from said carlinetrough at the topof the sides of the cal-linetrough into a car provided with our improved roof. With these ob'ects in .view, and to the end 0f attaining 0ter advantages hereinafter '-4 ppeari'ng, this invention consists incertain features of construction, and combinations and arrangement ofparts, hereinafter de- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 23, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18,1913. Serial No. 716,609.

scribed, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing which is a view partly in section and partly in perspective of aportion of a car-roof embody ing our invention.

Referring to said drawings, A indicates a steel trough forming a carlineof our improved car-roof. The application of carlines in theconstruction of car-roofs is too well known in the art torequireillustration and description in this specification. The trough A isadapted to extend bet-ween and be connected to the side plates (not shown) of a car-roof. Said trough is provided at its top and externallywith two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges a and a which arearranged at opposite sides respectively trough --each of theroofing-sheets I: has a trough-shaped portion 7) which is shown dc'iending into and extends longitudinally of the carline-trough. and saidtroughshapcd portions of said rooting-sheets are shown spaced apart andfrom the sides of said carline-trough. Adjacent sides of saidtrough-forming portions 1' of said. rootingshccts are extended upwardlyand form upwardly projecting side members of said rooting-sheets, andthe lower portions 4 of said side members of said rooting-sheets arespaced apart transversely of the carlinetrough 'A andtarrangcdsubstantially vertically and extend, as at 5, a.-suitable distance abovethc trough-fbrming portion 1) of said rooting-sheets laterally andupwardly toward and into contact with each other, as at. 6, and projectsubstantially vertically upwardly and abut and press laterally againsteach other where said side members of said roofing-sheets make contactwith each other. It will be observed that said side members of saidroofing-sheets, being formed by adjacent sides of the troughs b of saidroofingsheets and by the upward extension of said sides of said troughs,project upwardly from within the carline-trough A so as to insure thedripping into said carline-trough of any water having access to andrunning down the opposing surfaces of the lower portions and extendlongitudinally of the trougln 4 of said side members of said.roofing-sheets.

It will be observed also that the illustrated out being interfered withby the jointformed between the upper ends of said side members. A metalcap C, which is inverted- U-shaped'incross-section, covers the aforesaidupwardly projectingside members of said roofing-sheets and overlaps andpresses against the outer sides of the lower por tions 4 of said sidemembers and holds said side members together at their upper ends, andsaid cap is provided externally with flanges 7 projecting laterally andoutwardly across the aforesaidtrough-forming portions 6 of saidroofing-sheets and overlapping the bodies of said roofing-sheets overthe flanges of the carline-trough A without interfering with theexpansion and contraction of said roofing-sheets.

By the construction hercinbefore described it will be observed that adesirable joint is not only fori'ned between the upper end-portions ofthe aforesaid upwardly projecting side members of the roofingsheets Bcentrally between the sides of the cap but between the lower portion lof each of said side members and the cap O and that the joints formedbetween the cap and the lower portions 4 of said side members arearranged at the sides of the cap wholly below the joint formed betweenthe upper ends of said side members so that any water driven or forcednext under the flanges of said cap and received by the troughs 25employed in counter enough obstructionbefore it could enter thecarline-trough A to render flood ing of said carline-trough impossible.It

will also be observed that the space formed between each roofing-sheetB, and the cap C at the bottom of said capby the passageway formed inand by the trough b of said roofing-sheet is arranged to receive waterfrom between the adjacent flange 7 of said cap and said roofing-sheet,and any body of water filling said space will obviously retard thepassage of water upwardly 'between said cap and the contiguous portion4: of said roofing-sheet, and we would here remark that our inventionbroadly. embraces also'such relativ e contour and arrangement of saidroofing-sheets -and said cap at the bottom ofthe cap thatwater-receiving pas sageways orspaces are formed adjacent th lower endsof the aforesaid side members of said roofing-sheets between the.bottonr of the cap and said roofing-sheets and it will be observed thatsaid passageways or spaces are arranged, as desired, below the jointsformed between the cap and said side members of said roofing-sheets andspaced from verully of the cond cting off water. would enthelongitudinal edges of the flanges of the cap.

Nhat we claim is I l. The combination, with a carline comprising atrough, of two metal roofing-sheets extending from over the carlinelaterally of the carline in opposite directions, each of saidroofing-sheets having an upwardly projecting side member which isarranged between the sides and extends above and longitudinally of thecarline-trough, the lower portions of said side members of saidroofing-sheets being arranged substantially vertleally and spaced aparttransversely of the carline, and said side members extending laterallyand upwardly toward and into contact with each other"'above theiraforesaid lower portions and over the carlinetrough, and a cap coveringsaid side mem bers and holding the latter in contact with each otherabove said lower portions.

9. The combination, with a carline comprising a trough, of two metalroofingsheets extending from over the carline lat: carline in oppositedirections, each of said rootingsheets having an upwardly projectingside member which extends above and longitudinally of the carline, thelower portions of said side members of said roofing-sheets being spacedapart transversely of the carline and said side members extendinglaterally toward and into contact with each other above their saidlowerportions and over the carline-trough and pro ecting substantiallyvertically upwardly where said s de members make contact with eachother. and a cap covering said side members and holding them in contactwith each other.

3. The combination, with a carline comprising a trough of two metalroofing-sheets extending from over the carline laterally of thecarlinein opposite directions, each of said rooting-sheets having anupwardly projecting side member which is arranged between the sides andextends longitudinally of the carline and projects upwardly from withinthe carline trough, the lower portionsot' said side members of saidroofingsheets being spaced apart transversely of the carline andsaid'side members extending laterally toward and into contact with eachother above their said lower portions and over the carline-trough andprojecting upwardly where said side members make contact with eachother, and a cap covering said side-members and holding them in contactwith each other.

4:. The combination,with a trough extending transversely of a car-roof,of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally-ofthe trough in opposite directions, each of said roofing-sheets beingprovided adjacent said trough with an up wardly projecting side memberextendingTSU wardly over the aforesaid trough, and a cap cover. 111g,said side members of the roolingsheets and having its sides arranged atand opposite the aforesaid lower portions of said side members.

5. The combination, with a trough extending t 'ansversely of a car-roof,of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally ofthe trough in opposite i-- rections, each of said rooting-sheets beingprovided adjacent said trough with an n;-

rojecting side member extending longitudinally of the trough, the lowerportions of said side members of said roofing sheets being arrangedsubstantially vertically and spaced apart transversely of the trough andsaid side members of said roofing-sheets approachin each other abovesaid substantiallyverticaly arranged portions, and a cap covering saidside members of 'the roofing-sheets and having its sides arrangedopposite the aforesaid lower portions of said side members.

6. The combination, with a trough extending transversely of a canroof,of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally ofthe trough in oppo-- site directions, each ofsaid roofing-sheets beingprovlded'ad acent said trough with an upwardly projecting side memberextending"longitudinally of the trough, the lower portions of saidsidemembers of said roofing-sheets being spaced apart transversely ofthe trough and said side members of said roofingsheets approaching eachother above their. aforesaid lower portions and projecting substantiallyvertically upwardly at the termination of the approach, and a capcovering said sidc'members of the roofing-sheets and having its sidesarranged opposite the aforesaid lower pom tons of said side. members.

7. The combination, with a carlinc coinpr sing a trough, of two metalrmiting-z-zheets extending over the carline and laterally of the carlineinopposite directions, each of said rooting-sheets being provided at thetop of the carline with an upwardly pro'ecting side men'iber extendinglongitudinally of the cal-line, the lower portions of said side membersofthe roofing-sheets being spaced apart transversely of the cal-line andextending laterally toward and into contact with each other above theirsaid lower portions and over the carlinetrough, and a cap cov ering saidside member-s ot the rootingsheets and forming joints with the aforesaid lower portions of said side members, theroofing-sheets and the capbeingcontoured and relatively arranged to effect the formation, belowthe last-mentioned joints,

of passagtnvays extending longitudinally of the cap.

The combination, with a trough extending transversely of a carroof, oftwo metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally of thetrough in opposite directions, each of said roofing-sheets beingprovided adjacent said trough with an upwardly projecting side memberextending longitudinally of the trough, the lower portions of said sidemembers of said roofing-sheets being spaced a art transversely of saidtrough and sai side members approaching each other abm e their saidlower portions and over said trough. and a cap covering said sidemembers of said roofing-sheets and having its sides arranged at saidlower portions of the roofingshcets, the rooting-sheets and the capbeing contoured and relatively ar'anged a jacent the lower ends of saidportions of the roofing-sheets to form spaces between the-cap and saidends of saio' portions of the roofing-sheets.

9. The combination, with a trough extending ransversely of a car-roof,of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally ofsaid trough in opposite directions, each of said. rooting-sheets beingprovided adjacent said trough with an upwardly projecting, side memberextending longitmlinally of said trough, the lower orlious of said sidemembers of said rooliiigsheets being spaced apart transversely of saidtrough and said side members extending'laterally toward and into contactwith each otheabove. their said lower portions and over said trough, anda cap covering said side. members of said roofing-sheets and formingjoints with the aforesaid lower 1 portions of sa d side members, eachroofingsheet and the cap being contoured and relatively arrangedadjacent the lower ends of said side members of the rooting-sheets toform a space between the cap and said side 'members at said ends of saidside members.

10. The combination, with a earline comprising a trough, of two metalrooting-sheets extending over the earline and laterally of the cal-linein opposite directions, each of said roofing-sheets being provided atthe top of the carline with an upwardly projecting side member extendinglongitudinally of the earliue, and a cap covering said side members ofthe roofing-sheets, said side members of the roofing-sheets meeting andforming a joint arraugedover the carline and centrally between the sidesof the cap, and said cap and the rooting-sheets being contoured to formjoints between the cap and the roofing; sheets at the sides of the capbut below the first-mentioned joint.

11. In car-roof-construction, two adjacent meta-l roofing-sheets havingtrough-forming portions extending transversely of a car roof, and a. capcovering adjacent portions of said roofing-sheets and extending over andacross the aforesaid trough-forming portions and being inverted-U-shapedin crosssection, the roofing-sheets projecting upwardly at the innersurfaces of the sides of the cap and thence approaching each otherinternally of the cap and terminating substantially centrally betweenthe sides of the cap.

12. The combination, with a trough extending transversely of a car-roof,of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough and laterally ofthe trough in opposite directions and having trough-forming portionsextending longitudinally of the first-mentioned trough, and a capcovering adjacent portions of said roofing-sheets and extending over andacross the aforesaid trough-forming portions of the roofingsheets, saidroofing-sheets projecting upwardly at the inner surfaces of the sides ofthe cap and thence approaching each other internally of the cap andterminating over" the first-mentioned trough.

13. The combination, with a trough ex" tendingtransversely of acar-roof, of two metal roofing-sheets extending over said trough andlaterally of the trough in opposite directions and having trough-formingportions extending longitudinally of the joints.

first-mentioned trough, and a cap covering adjacent portions of saidrooting-sheets and extending over and across said troughforn'lingportions of the roofing-sheets, said cap and the roofing-sheets beingrelatively contoured and arranged to form joints at the sides of butabove the bottom of the cap, and the roofing-sheets approaching eachother above and terminating between said 14. In car-r00f-construction,two adjacent metal roofing-sheets, each roofin =sheet being providedadjacent the other roofingsheet with an upwardly projecting side memberextending transversely of the carroof, and .a cap covering said sidemembers of said roofing-sheets and having its sides arranged oppositesaid side members and provided externally with two laterally andoutwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively ofthe cap at the bottom of the cap, there being'a passageway formed at thebottom of each side of the cap by and between said cap and theroofingsheet adjacent said side of the cap and said passage-wayextending along said bot-. tom and under the adjacent flange of the capbutspaced from the longitudinal edge of said flange.

15. The combination, with a carline comprising a trough, of two metalroofingsheets extending over the carline and laterally of the carlinein'opposite directions, each of said. roofing-sheets having atroughforming portion extending longitudinally of the earline-troughbetween the sides of the carline-trough, adjacent sides of saidtrough-forming portions of the roofing.

sheets being extended upwardly and forming upwardly projecting sidemembers of the roofing-sheets, and a cap covering said side members ofthe roofingsheets and having flanges projecting laterally across theaforesaid trough-shaped portions of the rootingsheets.

Signed by us at Cleveland, ,Ohio, this 20th day of August, 1919;.

ELLIAM S. BIDLE. JOSEPH A. COSTELLO.

Witnesses B. C. BROWN, V. O. LYNCH.

